Oh man!thanks for the reviews! very Happy Author here!

japanese-jew: DUDE! I love you! Excellent review man! To answer your questions, the crossover is with X-men Evolution, the TV show. I admit the Comics tend to be better, but this way most people will already know a lot about the characters. I'm not sure about the healing mutant, I know I've heard of something like that but it might have been a fanfic! And as for why Harry's here? Well that's going to be explained in this chap!

shadownthedark: Another one! Oh man this is such a great day! Thanks for the review and thank you so much I plan on holding you to that promise! I am trying to keep this as IC as physically as possible! I normally write my chapters and then read them over a few days later with a fresh head, and I'm also re-reading the books and watching the movies regularly so to keep the real characters in mind. I just hope that when I actually start thowing relationships in there ppl wont be flaming me with reviews saying that that person does not belong with that person. Don't worry, there isn't going to be any X-men/HP relationships.

DemonicK: Wow…. Just wow… thanks so much! Yeah I get the idea that I'm spelling wizarding wrong a lot, mainly cause its not in spell check and my house mate has decided to stop beta reading for me (the jerk). And My writing style, I might get a bit more descriptive, but not by much. I'll tell you now I wont be telling what everyone is wearing every time they change their outfit right down to the colour of their earrings. I hate Dickens, writing about EVERYTHING! Nuts! And I've already gotten a lot of the chapters written so They wont be getting that much longer, though there are a few that are pretty long. Thanks for the input!!!

Ainariel-Helyanwe: lol! That's it! No more double fudge Sundays covered with sushi before swimming practice for you!!!

OldNick: lol don't worry this will not be a slash fic.

Disclaimer: Harry Potter and X-men do not belong to me, only Ana and Moyra do, and please ask before using them.

Chapter 8

Be it Blood or Breed

telepathic talkie

"You are safe here now Harry." Said the man gently, "May I welcome you to the 'Xavier Institute for gifted youngsters'"

'Institute? I'm in an institute? Aren't those for people who are insane? I'm not insane! Not yet! Come on! I tried to hard to stay sane!!! I don't want to be here!' But Harry stopped his thoughts there. Did he not want to be there? Sure if he was insane, well that's a little upsetting, but he was away from the dementors, that was a plus. And he was warm, so very warm. He couldn't remember the last time he was warm.

"Mr. Potter you are not in a mental institution, nor are you mentally incapable that you should be placed in one."

Harry blinked, and then groaned "I was muttering out loud again wasn't I?"

The woman smiled at him as the man spoke, "No Mr. Potter, you did not."

Harry Blinked. "Then ho-"

We all have our own gifts here Mr. Potter

Harry jolted upright causing spasms of pain to shoot through his legs but they went unnoticed. He was more concerned by the fact that although he heard the man speak, his lips had not moved, and the voice had been coming from inside his head. Most disturbing.

"Perhaps introductions are in order then? I am Professor Charles Xavier, the founder of this school, and this is Ororo Monroe. She is an instructor here." The Professor leaned forward in his chair. "Mr. Potter, are you familiar with the term mutants?"

Harry frowned. 'Mutants? Like from the movies that Dudley used to love?' He expressed this to the Professor who gave a small chuckle.

"Not exactly, no. Mutants are very real, and not as they are depicted in film." He gave a wry smile at this, "Nor as they are depicted in the media either. Mutants, as they are commonly called, are people who possess what is call the 'X' gene. This piece of their DNA gives them a gift. A power that separates them from the rest of the human race. All mutants are different, with unique abilities. For example I am a telepath, which is why you heard my voice before. I have the ability to see inside others minds, and speak to them telepathically. Miss Munro has the amazing ability to manipulate weather. The purpose of this school is to create a safe haven for mutants. A place where they can learn to control their gifts, and to be with others like them."

Harry's head was swimming. He somewhat remembered hearing his Aunt yelling about more freaks on the television, but he had passed it off as wizards that had been caught on tape. And mutants would definitely count as freaks in her opinion. Not that it mattered anymore, as his aunt as well as his uncle and cousin were dead. He pushed that thought away, now is not the time to dwell on that, especially with a telepath sitting right in front of him. But he wasn't a mutant, no he was a wizard. These people obviously thought that his magic was his mutant ability. He sighed, disappointed, as he had for one precious moment thought that he might have belonged somewhere.

"I'm sorry to have to tell you this Sir, um Professor, but I'm not a mutant."

Xavier gave a soft smile and asked, "And why it that, Mr. Potter?"

"What ever powers you may think I have, they're not because of my genes"

"Ah, I see," started the professor. "So you believe that because you are a wizard that your powers are not separate from your magic?"

"No I ju- What? Yo- you know about magic? Ho-"

"I must say I was quite surprised to learn about an entire community that had hidden itself so perfectly in ours when I first met Ana and her sister. Two young witches with mutant powers and little control, they created quite mess for themselves before help could arrive for them. They came here for a period, and during their stay we learned much about your world. You have already met Ana. She was the one who helped you escape."

"She said her name was Zero! And she's a mutant?" This was getting too confusing for him and he could feel the fog creeping up on him, calling him back. But he wasn't going anywhere without some answers.

"Zero is her code name. Most mutants have one, and Ana gave you hers because she was still within the prison and it would not have been wise to have spoken her given name incase it was overheard. I believe she went to great lengths using magic and muggle technology alike to frame herself under a false name so to get to you."

"Her mutant power is the control of Gravity, to be able to restrict it over certain areas and people. She also has a very mild form of telekinesis, not very strong at all but very useful for undoing locks." It was the fist time Harry had heard the woman speak since she had helped him up. "She used these powers to aid in your escape, using gravity to lift the locks and keep the monsters at bay."

"The Dementors, she said that they didn't like the feeling of vertigo, or something like that. What did she do?"

"Ana used her power over gravity on them. When she felt one getting close she would cause the gravity around them to ease, and as they are creatures that float and have no real way of connecting to the ground, it gave them a horrible feeling of vertigo. Something Ana informed me with great pleasure that they do not appreciate." Informed Miss. Munroe

"And when we got outside, that's what the flying was, wasn't it? Where we jumped and didn't fall back down?" asked an excited Harry. At the professors nod he thought to himself, 'if she's a witch, and can do all that, that's definitely not any magic I've ever heard of. But what's mine? Zero told me I had an ability, but it turned out to be magic!' "Sir, I still don't think I'm a m-mutant. I can't do anything like that." Harry could feel his heart sinking, because he really didn't want to leave this place, not yet. They seemed so nice, and it was so warm.

The Professor smiled at him again, full of understanding. "I understand that Ana helped you demonstrate your powers before your escape?" At Harry's nod, "While I have only met two magical people with mutant powers, both of their abilities are separate from their magic. Your mutant powers on the other hand, and make no mistake you are a mutant Mr. Potter, your powers are connected to your magic and accent your magic beautifully. My understanding of it is that you are capable of reaching out and using raw magic to your will. With time I believe you will be able to use your magic in ways no other wizard nor witch has ever been able to before. But first you must be able to control it. Ana informed me that while you are able to manifest the magic physically, she told me that you, and these are her own words, are 'incapable of even casting a simple levitation charm'.

Here the elder man paused, "Harry I know you have been though much in your young life, half because of what Ana has told me, and half because I can hear your broadcasting thoughts. You have been forced to age far before your time, and it is not fair. I can promise you safety here, safety and much more. You are free to leave at anytime, and no one here will stop you. But if you stay we will teach you all you need to know. We will teach you control, Ana has agreed to stay here to help guide your magic. You will be surrounded by others in the exact same position that you are in."

Harry leaned back against the pillows, deep in thought. He was a mutant? Great another thing to make me separate from everyone else! Why not just stamp the work FREAK on his forehead and be done with it. But then, here you wouldn't be different. He wouldn't be famous, or a murderer. He would be Harry. Just Harry. He smiled for the first time in forever. To me normal, well as normal one could get in a school for mutants, that was something he had never had before.

"Alright, I'll stay."

AN: Ok just to let you all know, Ana and her sister are OC's. I Hate OC, really I do and there a precious few fics out there with OC characters that I think are brilliant. But for the purpose of this fic they were necessary. It is NOT self-insertion and Ana is not going to turn out to be Voldie's granddaughter, or relative, who holds the key that harry needs to destroy Voldermort all the while being totally cool. I HATE those. No I needed her so I could have Xavier knowing all about the wizarding world already and someone to help Harry with his powers. So……. yeah.